How Lamar's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 82.13%, and this year's acceptance rate is 83.73% at Lamar University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 83.08% and women students' rate is 81.45%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Lamar University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Lamar University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	88.36%	87.96%	88.64%
2013-14	76.82% -11.54%	79.56% -13.77%	74.88% -13.77%
2014-15	78.81% 1.99%	82.85% 1.07%	75.94% 1.07%
2015-16	79.11% 0.31%	83.36% 0.17%	76.11% 0.17%
2016-17	76.18% -2.93%	79.66% -2.31%	73.80% -2.31%
2017-18	81.65% 5.47%	84.22% 6.11%	79.91% 6.11%
2018-19	84.32% 2.67%	86.54% 3.01%	82.92% 3.01%
2019-20	83.81% -0.52%	84.61% 0.42%	83.34% 0.42%
2020-21	82.68% -1.12%	81.22% 0.20%	83.53% 0.20%
2021-22	88.01% 5.33%	84.98% 6.48%	90.01% 6.48%
2022-23	83.73% -4.28%	78.94% -3.20%	86.82% -3.20%
Average	82.13%	83.08%	81.45%

Lamar University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 33.26% where the current academic year yield is 28.48%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Lamar University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	39.58%	42.52%	37.41%
2013-14	39.45% -0.13%	42.91% -0.56%	36.84% -0.56%
2014-15	38.94% -0.51%	42.29% -0.49%	36.35% -0.49%
2015-16	43.04% 4.10%	44.79% 5.33%	41.68% 5.33%
2016-17	34.31% -8.73%	35.44% -8.21%	33.47% -8.21%
2017-18	32.55% -1.76%	34.14% -2.07%	31.40% -2.07%
2018-19	32.06% -0.49%	35.89% -1.87%	29.53% -1.87%
2019-20	24.77% -7.29%	29.01% -7.26%	22.27% -7.26%
2020-21	23.70% -1.07%	25.97% 0.14%	22.41% 0.14%
2021-22	29.00% 5.30%	33.99% 3.57%	25.99% 3.57%
2022-23	28.48% -0.51%	31.72% 0.60%	26.59% 0.60%
Average	33.26%	36.24%	31.27%

Lamar University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 5,587, the average number of admitted is 4,600, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,484. The number of Lamar applicants decreased by 1.39% (85 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Lamar University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	4,921	4,348	1,721
2013-14	4,788 -133	3,678 -270	1,451 -270
2014-15	4,572 -216	3,603 -48	1,403 -48
2015-16	4,529 -43	3,583 139	1,542 139
2016-17	5,613 1,084	4,276 -75	1,467 -75
2017-18	5,445 -168	4,446 -20	1,447 -20
2018-19	5,486 41	4,626 36	1,483 36
2019-20	6,249 763	5,237 -186	1,297 -186
2020-21	7,512 1,263	6,211 175	1,472 175
2021-22	6,129 -1,383	5,394 92	1,564 92
2022-23	6,214 85	5,203 -82	1,482 -82
Average	5,587	4,600	1,484

Lamar University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Lamar

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes